Modelado y simulación del papel de las pruebas masivas en el control del COVID-19

Alexandre Maranhão1, Marco A Ridenti2, André J Chaves1

  • 1Department of Physics, Aeronautics Institute of Technology, Praça Marechal Eduardo Gomes, 50, 12228-900, São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil.

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Resumen

Las pruebas masivas son vitales para controlar el COVID-19, especialmente cuando se combinan con el aislamiento. La mejor estrategia depende de la demografía del país, con un enfoque en la identificación de casos asintomáticos para un control efectivo de la pandemia.

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